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Concept variable

Amount of waste

	Norwegian (bokmål)
Name	Amount of waste
Definition	The term waste means discarded objects of personal property or substances. Surplus objects and substances from service industries, manufacturing industries and treatment plants etc. are also considered to be waste. Waste water and exhaust gases are not considered to be waste. Household waste is defined as waste from private households, including large objects such as furniture, etc. Industrial waste is defined as waste from public and private enterprises and institutions. Hazardous waste is defined as waste that cannot appropriately be treated together with other household waste or industrial waste because of its size, and hazardous waste, i.e. waste that may cause serious pollution or involve a risk of injury to people or animals
Valid from	1992-01-01
Valid to
Owner	220 - Division for environmental statistics

Statistical unit	Establishment
Subject	01.05 - Waste
Reference	http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/01/05/

Linked to StatBank tables	10514: Waste account for Norway, by source of origin and material (1 000 tonnes) 10513: Waste account for Norway, by treatment and material (1 000 tonnes) 10263: Import and export of hazardous waste (1000 tonnes) 10262: Hazardous waste for approved treatment, by treatment (1000 tonnes) 09781: Treatment of waste from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings, by material and treatment (tonnes) 09307: Hazardous waste for approved treatment, by source (1 000 tonnes) 09305: Hazardous waste for approved and unknown treatment, by type of material (1 000 tonnes) 09247: Generated waste amounts from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings (tonnes), by material 07533: Waste from Central government, by activity and material (tonnes) (closed series) 07355: Waste from service industries, by section (SIC2007) and material (tonnes) 06985: Waste from service industries, by section (SIC2002) and material (tonnes) (closed series) 06739: Waste in the manufacturing industries, by industry (SIC2002), material and treatment (1 000 tonnes) 05639: Household waste, by disposal (1 000 tonnes) (closed series) 05627: Household waste sent for recovery, by material (tonnes) (closed series) 05451: Hazardous waste for approved treatment, by type of material and treatment (tonnes) (closed series) 05282: Waste account for Norway, by source of origin and material (1 000 tonnes) 05281: Waste account for Norway, by treatment and material (1 000 tonnes)